Multiple pterygium syndrome *Escobar syndrome)

Multiple Pterygium Syndrome (MPS) is a rare condition with less than 20 cases reported in the world literature up to 1980 1 . Characteristic features include pterygia of the neck, axilla, antecubital and popliteal areas, numerous flexion contractures of the joints and genital abnormalities. Bussiere has first described these unusual malformations in 1902. To our knowledge MPS has not been documented in Sri Lanka.